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Job Description
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 49-9099.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Geothermal Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Geothermal Technicians
- Operator Technician
- Operations Technician
- Mechanical Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Technician (I C & E Technician)
- Instrumentation and Electrical Technician (I & E Technician)
- Instrument and Controls Technician (I & C Technician)
- Control Room Operator (CRO)
- Control Operator
- Pump Technician
- PPO (Power Plant Operator)
- Plant Technician
- Plant Operator
- Plant Mechanic
- Plant Control Operator
- Operator
- Operations and Maintenance Technician
- Mechanic
- Ground Source Heat Pump Technician (GSHP Technician)
- Geothermal Technician
- Geothermal System Installer
- Geothermal HVAC Technician (Geothermal Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Technician)
- Geothermal Field Technician
- Distribution Field Technician
- Corrosion Technician
Tasks for “Geothermal Installer”
- Apply coatings or operate systems to mitigate corrosion of geothermal plant equipment or structures.
- Weld piping, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping, using techniques such as butt, socket, side-wall, and electro-fusion welding.
- Test water sources for factors such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Dig trenches for system piping to appropriate depths and lay piping in trenches.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.
- Backfill piping trenches to protect pipes from damage.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- Determine the type of geothermal loop system most suitable to a specific property and its heating and cooling needs.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
- Operate equipment such as excavators, backhoes, rock hammers, trench compactors, pavement saws, grout mixers or pumps, geothermal loop reels, and coil tubing units (CTU).
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Claw hammers
- Deburring tools
- Safety gloves
- Ratchet sets
- Pipe squeeze off tools
- Grout pumps
- Pavement saws
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Valve wrenches
- Butt fusion machines
- Safety glasses
- Desktop computers
- Laptop computers
- Tracked excavators
- Socket wrench sets
- Adjustable pipe wrenches
- Portable welding equipment
- Coil tubing units
- Trench compacters
- Wire cutters
- Air monitoring equipment
- Protective respirators
- Straight screwdrivers
- Air wrenches
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Pyrometers
- Depth meters
- Well drilling rigs
- Alignment clamps
- Grout mixers
- Wire strippers
- Channel lock pliers
- Pipe cutters
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Email software
- Distributed control system DCS
- SAP
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Autodesk AutoCAD